How do you remove limescale from bathtub handles?
The hot and cold water handles in my apartment bathtub are hard to turn. I can see limescale around the metal plates where they meet the tile.
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Hello Carole! Use a toothbrush and some vinegar to clean the lime from your faucets. If there is anyway you can soak a sponge or paper towels with vinegar and lay them around the faucet for about an hour that will help soften the lime. You can scrub with an old toothbrush or a small stiff hand brush.
Oxalic Acid BarKeeper's Friend Product from Lowe's.
CLR (comes in a lime green plastic bottle) works well to remove lime. There's also a product called "Lime-Away" that will work too. Just soak a rag in the product and wrap around the areas you need to clean. Cover with saran wrap or a plastic bag so the rag doesn't quickly dry out. After 20-30 minutes remove the rag and rinse and dry the area well.
Soak a cloth in vinegar and wrap around handles for a bout 1/2 hour. then rinse. May need to repeat!
Hi Carole, hope this helps. You can also use vinegar and baking soda for this.
Vinegar is the miracle worker for you, take a paper towel or a rag, moisten it with plain white vinegar and wrap it around the areas where the deposits are...for 1/2-1hour. Wipe off and repeat if needed.
Hi Carole: You can soak some paper towels in vinegar and then wrap them around the affected area. Leave it on over night and in the morning, use a plastic putty knife to scrap away the limescale.
Common household vinegar is extremely effective for this task. If you can remove your affected showerheads, faucets and other fixtures, submerge them in a bucket of vinegar for at least an hour. When you pull them out, any remaining limescale should flake right off after a vigorous scrubbing with an old toothbrush.